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Presents a vast array of radiologic documentation of aggression and abuse in its many forms including abuse of children, of intimate partners, and of the aged; self-abuse; civil/political abuse; the many forms of torture; four major types of terrorism; missile-firing personal weapons; and inflicted trauma of various kinds (including war). Written by two distinguished radiologists and an odontologist, the atlas includes brief introductory comments for each chapter and presents some 700 large radiographic images with detailed captions and abridged case reports. Current modalities for evaluation and identification of victims are presented, with computed tomography, and current uses of imaging for criminal investigation and security purposes (including luggage, cargo, and transport) are explored.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 Child Abuse 3
Ch. 2 Abuse of Intimate Partners 45
Ch. 3 Abuse of the Aged 61
Ch. 4 Self-Abuse 69
Ch. 5 Civil/Political Abuse 93
Ch. 6 Beating 109
Ch. 7 Electric Torture 119
Ch. 8 Water Torture 123
Ch. 9 Finger and Toe Torture 125
Ch. 10 Stabbing, Cutting 127
Ch. 11 Postural Torture 131
Ch. 12 Other Forms of Torture 133
Ch. 13 Explosives 141
Ch. 14 Gas 151
Ch. 15 Biologic/Bacteriologic Terrorism 153
Ch. 16 Poisons 157
Ch. 17 Conventional Weapons, Including Shotguns 161
Ch. 18 Pitfalls in the Radiology of Gunshot Wounds 179
Ch. 19 Air Guns 195
Ch. 20 Unconventional Loads and Weapons 199
Ch. 21 Sharp Trauma 213
Ch. 22 Blunt Trauma 225
Ch. 23 War 235
Ch. 24 Dental Identification 247
Ch. 25 Conventional Radiologic Identification 255
Ch. 26 Mass Casualty Situations 267
Ch. 27 Other Modalities, Other Reasons 279
Ch. 28 Virtual Autopsy with Radiological Cross-Sectional Modalities: Multislice Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 289
Ch. 29 Search of the Person 301
Ch. 30 Search of Luggage, Cargo, and Transport 309
Index 317